Denis Compton
Denis Charles Scott Compton
Born: 23 May 1918, Hendon, Middlesex
Died: 23 April 1997, Windsor, Berkshire
Major Teams: Middlesex, Holkar, Europeans (India), England.
Known As: Denis Compton
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Chinaman
Test Debut: England v New Zealand at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1937
Last Test: England v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 5th Test, 1956/57
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1939
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 78 131 15 5807 278 50.06 17 28 49 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2716 71 1410 25 56.40 5-70 1 0 108.6 3.11
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1936 - 1964)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 515 839 88 38942 300 51.85 123 183 416 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 36828 959 20074 622 32.27 7-36 19 3 59.2 3.27
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Denis Compton's career started just prior to the Second World War,
but did not flourish until the post war period, when he was the best batsman in
England until a knee injury cut his career short. He was an innovative player,
capable of improvising shots, and notorious for his sweep. His greatest weakness
was probably that he was a poor runner between the wickets. His statistics would have
been even more impressive if his career had not been interrupted for WW2.
He bowled left arm wrist spin, and was dangerous, but erratic. His greatest
year was 1947 when he made over 3800 runs, including eighteen centuries. He died in April 1997,
50 years after this best of all years.
Notable records include
123 career hundreds; his 100th hundred was made in fewer innings than anyone other than Bradman;
38,942 runs at an average of 51.85, in a career that lasted from 1936-64.
In 1947 Compton made 18 centuries (the record for an English season),including 6
against the South African tourists, an aggregate of 3,816 (again a record) at an average of over 90.
He made the fastest triple hundred on record (181 minutes).
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